Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by Norman Bates (View chart)
1. Pink Moon by Nick Drake (1972)
2. Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division (1979)
3. Rock Bottom by Robert Wyatt (1974)
4. Chairs Missing by Wire (1978)
5. Neu! '75 by Neu! (1975)
6. A Tábua De Esmeralda by Jorge Ben (1974)
7. What's Going On by Marvin Gaye (1971)
8. Faust IV by Faust (1973)
9. Marquee Moon by Television (1977)
10. Tago Mago by Can (1971)
11. Fun House by The Stooges (1970)
12. Desertshore by Nico (1970)
13. Zuckerzeit by Cluster (1974)
14. The Madcap Laughs by Syd Barrett (1970)
15. After The Gold Rush by Neil Young (1970)
16. The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers (1976)
17. L'Homme À Tête De Chou by Serge Gainsbourg (1976)
18. Curtis by Curtis Mayfield (1970)
19. Fear by John Cale (1974)
20. Mothership Connection by Parliament (1975)
21. Entertainment! by Gang Of Four (1979)
22. Singles Going Steady by Buzzcocks (1979)
23. One Nation Under A Groove by Funkadelic (1978)
24. Real Life by Magazine (1978)
25. Attica Blues by Archie Shepp (1972)
26. Starsailor by Tim Buckley (1970)
27. Horses by Patti Smith (1975)
28. Radio-Activity by Kraftwerk (1975)
29. Suicide by Suicide (1977)
30. Before And After Science by Brian Eno (1977)
31. Zombie by Fela Kuti & Africa 70 (1976)
32. Judee Sill by Judee Sill (1971)
33. Maison Rose by Emmanuelle Parrenin (1977)
34. Low by David Bowie (1977)
35. Spécial Recueil Souvenir Du Bembeya Jazz National by Bembeya Jazz National (1974)
36. Acabou Chorare by Novos Baianos (1972)
37. África Brasil by Jorge Ben (1976)
38. Inventions For Electric Guitar by Manuel Göttsching (1975)
39. Body Meta by Ornette Coleman (1978)
40. Timewind by Klaus Schulze (1975)
41. Alien Soundtracks by Chrome (1977)
42. The Clash by The Clash (1977)
43. Les Stances A Sophie by Art Ensemble Of Chicago (1970)
44. Vous Et Nous by Brigitte Fontaine & Areski Belkacem (1977)
45. Duck Stab / Buster & Glen by The Residents (1978)
46. Drumming (1971/Live) by Steve Reich (1971)
47. Ramones by Ramones (1976)
48. Cut by The Slits (1979)
49. Metal Box by Public Image Ltd. (1979)
50. Innervisions by Stevie Wonder (1973)
51. The Raincoats by The Raincoats (1979)
52. There's A Riot Goin' On by Sly & The Family Stone (1971)
53. Dub Housing by Pere Ubu (1978)
54. No New York by Various Artists (1978)
55. Interstellar Space by John Coltrane (1974)
56. Shaft by Isaac Hayes (1971)
57. Solid Air by John Martyn (1973)
58. This Heat by This Heat (1979)
59. Bill Fay by Bill Fay (1970)
60. Just Another Diamond Day by Vashti Bunyan (1970)
61. Moondance by Van Morrison (1970)
62. Small Talk At 125th And Lenox by Gil Scott-Heron (1970)
63. Estudando O Samba by Tom Zé (1976)
64. Marjory Razorblade by Kevin Coyne (1973)
65. White Light by Gene Clark (1971)
66. The Last Poets by The Last Poets (1970)
67. The Undertones by The Undertones (1979)
68. Love In Us All by Pharoah Sanders (1974)
69. Heart Of The Congos by The Congos (1977)
70. Version Galore by U-Roy (1970)
71. A Trip To Marineville by Swell Maps (1979)
72. Blue by Joni Mitchell (1971)
73. Duncan Browne by Duncan Browne (1973)
74. Y by The Pop Group (1979)
75. He's Coming by Roy Ayers (1972)
76. Orchestre Du Buffet Hôtel De La Gare De Bamako by Super Rail Band Of The Buffet Hotel De La Gare De Bamako, Mali (1977)
77. Grimwood by Michael Yonkers (1974)
78. Into Your Ears by Pete Dello (1971)
79. K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas by K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas (1977)
80. Third by Soft Machine (1970)
81. For Alto by Anthony Braxton (1969)
82. Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival (1970)
83. Armchair Boogie by Michael Hurley (1971)
84. 3rd by Big Star (1978)
85. Germ Free Adolescents by X-Ray Spex (1978)
86. Whatevershebringswesing by Kevin Ayers (1971)
87. Astral Traveling by Lonnie Liston Smith (1973)
88. Musik Von Harmonia by Harmonia (1974)
89. Pour Down Like Silver by Richard & Linda Thompson (1975)
90. Heldon IV "Agneta Nilsson" by Heldon (1976)
91. Specials by The Specials (1979)
92. Ash Ra Tempel by Ash Ra Tempel (1971)
93. Zeit by Tangerine Dream (1972)
94. Live At Carnegie Hall by Bill Withers (1973)
95. Grievous Angel by Gram Parsons (1974)
96. Cuss The Wind by Freddie North (1975)
97. Jammy Smears by Ivor Cutler (1976)
98. Two Sevens Clash by Culture (1977)
99. Zé Do Norte & Seus Guriatas by Zé Do Norte & Seus Guriatas (1973)
100. Super Ape by The Upsetters (1976)
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